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PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!
Partners in Peace - July 5, 2018
California University of Pennsylvania
Widening the Welcome (Disability Ministries) -
November 1-3, 2018,
Niagara Falls, NY
General Synod, 2019
- June 21-25, 2019,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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| Events and Training |
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PCC Conference Events
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Communities of Practice Groups Sign up for a place where the focus is ministry and shared knowledge is practice and experience based. These communities covenant to offer care, support and accountability while they nurture practices of spiritual discipline.
Healthy Church Checkup: Sign up for a workshop to introduce you to assessment tools for churches and how they can help you identify what's next for your church.
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PAM Educational Series
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ALL CONSISTORY PRESIDENTS:
The Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry will be conducting a 3-part educational series called Consistory/Council 101 on September 15th, October 6th and October 27th from 10:00am to 12 Noon.
The 3 sessions are titled: (Sept. 15th)-Making Our Church Meetings Effective, (Oct. 6th)-Pastor and People Working Together and finally (Oct. 27th)-Connecting Beyond Ourselves. We are asking all Consistory/Council Presidents to place this educational opportunity on their upcoming agenda for consideration.
We are looking at presenting this course via LIVE STREAM to locations in EACH of the Penn Northeast, Penn Central and Pennsylvania Southeast Conferences where groups of laity can join together in viewing the presentations and participate in discussion questions. Attached to this email is a registration form that can be downloaded and sent via USPS or scanned and returned to the PA Academy of Ministry so your group can receive the link to the LIVE STREAMED event.
A subsequent email will be sent to all registrants indicating locations where groups can be found in your area and all groups will receive discussion questions with their link to the webinar. In a climate where churches are struggling to remain open or remain financially secure, we know that a well-educated leadership is crucial to that goal. We hope that you will consider this course for your Consistory or Council so to encourage vitality and strengthen an already vibrant leadership in our local churches.
Please send this form to PAM, 324 Center St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 or
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Mount Gretna Tabernacle 2018
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The Friday Nights in June Ecumenical Series
GOD IS is the common theme for Friday night worship services during June at the Mt. Gretna Tabernacle. Come, enjoy and learn.
June 29 at 7:00 PM "God Is... Therefore We are" Rev. Holly MillerShank, Director of Ministerial Excellence
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ONLINE Polity Course
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 ONLINE
UCC History, Theology and Polity Course
June/July 2018
A UCC History, Theology and Polity Course that meets the requirements as set forth by the UCC Polity Teacher's Network will be offered online in June/July 2018. The instructor will be Rev. David Gaewski, Conference Minister of the New York Conference, UCC. Classes will begin at 9:30am and end at 3:30pm on the following dates: June 16, 23, 30 and July 7. The platform utilized will be Zoom Video Conferencing (
zoom.us
) The tuition will be $475. For more information contact course administrator, Ms. Diana Pelletier,
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Housing Allowance - NEW
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From Heather Kimmel, UCC General Counsel
I am attaching to this the amicus brief of Church Alliance in the clergy housing allowance litigation. It was filed in the 7th Circuit in late April. The Association of Conference Attorneys recently met and received a presentation by Rick Walters, Associate General Counsel for the Pension Boards-United Church of Christ, on this issue. Church Alliance is a coalition of the leaders of nearly 40 denominational benefit programs in which the Pension Boards participates, and it frequently advocates for issues affecting ministers and retired ministers. We are grateful to the Church Alliance for its advocacy in this litigation.
Please know that the Church Alliance is also exploring other ways to support clergy in the event that the district court's decision in the housing allowance case is upheld, including advocating for new legislation on the issue.
If you would like more information on the Church Alliance's work, I encourage you to contact the Pension Boards.
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June
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June 2 - Ordination of Donald Snyder - Trinity, Watsontown - 2:00 PM
June 3 - Installation of Bonnie Whittier - Grace UCC, Hanover - 3:00 PM
June 3 - Ecclesiastical Council Panel for Jessica Hainley & Amy Fishburn - Grace, Lancaster, 3:00 PM
June 10 - Installation of John Miller at St. Paul's, Herndon at 3:00 PM
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Hartman Center News
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We are working to develop a team of people who are able to assist and serve the needs of Hartman Center. This is open to anyone who values the ministry of Hartman Center and this can be long term or one time commitment.
Duties may include:
Working during camp work days
Communication of Hartman Center activities and events
Driving fund raising and development initiatives
Sign up to be a part of this important task force!
Hartman Center is in
need of nurses for weeks 1 and 5.
Week 1 - June 24 - June 30
Week 5 - July 22 - 28
Mentorships are available and assistance will be available 24/7. Please reach out to Janis Taylor if you are available - 717.880.2565.
Summer Camp at Hartman Center
Snacks:
This year we are providing our own snacks for campers. Please contact Pastor Patty if you can help with food items OR with grocery store gift cards (Dollar General, Weis, or Giant)
And don't forget these other upcoming events:
Summer Camp June 24 - July 28
Youth and women's retreats November 16-18
Thank you for your continued support!
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| Prayers for Our Churches |
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 Prayers for Penn Central Conference Churches
"Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified everywhere, just as it is among you."
(2 Thess. 3:1)
Beginning in 2018, we have created a prayer list to invite you to pray with us as we pray for all of our congregations. Each week we will list names of various churches in Penn Central Conference hoping you will add them to your prayer list, and hold them in prayer throughout the week.
- Dreisbach UCC, Lewisburg
- Saint John's UCC, Lewisburg
- Trinity UCC, Lewistown
- Saint Luke's UCC, Lititz
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Contact information: Stephanie Rader-Titzel
email: [email protected]
phone: 717-652-1560
fax: 717-652-4769
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Dear Friends,
